What's up? it's just a coffee cup...

Assuming all those other folk you see in Costa or Starbucks do the same (apart from that savvy saver who is already pocketing the pennies for their conscious decision to purchase a travel mug, and use it!) then that adds up to a lot of cups.

In fact, there are only two recycling facilities in the UK capable of processing such material. And while some of the larger chains are slowly introducing coffee cup recycling stations in-store (StarbucksandCosta, for example), it seems that the most environmentally option would be to invest in a re-usable coffee cup.